What could be more fun for kids than to have the kind of rip-roaring good time that harkens back to pre-video game, pre-computer days? Introducing 64 valuable science experiments that snap, crackle, pop, ooze, crash, boom, and stink! From Marshmallows on Steroids to Home-Made Lightning, the… [ read more ]

Add this Discovery Channel Sharkopedia: The Complete Guide to Everything Shark Book (2013) to your shark books collection and find out everything you ever wanted to know about these mysterious sea critters. This 8.5-by-10.2-inch paperback book from the Discovery Channel Store is a perfect… [ read more ]

Did you know that hippos can’t swim? This hilarious book is full of fun facts about all sorts of animals, from sleepy ants to jellyfish that glow! Did you know that a zebra’s stripes are as unique as a human’s fingerprints? How about that ants take about 250 naps per day? Or that some… [ read more ]

With information gleaned from years of working for and studying with professional mosaic artists from around the world, this comprehensive guide provides essential information for creating beautiful mosaics that survive the elements and stand the test of time. Offering hundreds of valuable… [ read more ]

Learn about the Discovery Channel story in A Curious Discovery: An Entrepreneur's Story (Hardcover). This fascinating Discovery Channel book by John Hendricks explores the author's history and describes how his curious nature helped him build a powerful media empire. The book offers a… [ read more ]

From Anemone to Zooplankton, this big, colorful board book—developed with the American Museum of Natural History—will enchant and educate children! Filled with eye-catching photos of 26 sea animals, it features fun facts about each creature even as it teaches the ABCs. Kids will love meeting… [ read more ]

"Lebanon” Levi Stoltzfus, star of the #1 top-rated Discovery Channel reality showAmish Mafia, delivers a sizzling tell-all about Amish life today. From the forbidden joyrides to the senseless shunnings to the colorful family feuds, he shares his frank insider’s view of this fascinating and… [ read more ]

The author charts the course of his career as an astronaut, detailing how he overcame slim odds on account of his Canadian nationality to become one of NASA's most decorated astronauts while offering an intimate look at life in space. [ read more ]

A deluxe, oversized book timed for the 150th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln's signing of the Yosemite Grant, an event that laid the groundwork for the National Parks system. Ansel Adams first visited Yosemite in 1916, at the age of fourteen, and returned every year throughout his life. It… [ read more ]

With 75 maps of the planets, constellations, and galaxies--and more than 800 illustrations--this visually stunning, oversized book brings the farthest reaches of outer space to readers firsthand. With cutaway views that depict what planets look like inside; topographical maps showing the… [ read more ]

The paperback Chelsea Green Guides Book Set includes six pocket-sized books, each packed with tips for greening up your life. The books feature easy-to-implement ideas for the home, the office, even your bank account. The Chelsea Green Guides Book Set appeals to new "greenies" as well as… [ read more ]

Children eight and up will enjoy this conversational but information-packed introduction to astronomy and stargazing, which includes the achievements of the great scientists, the history of space exploration, the story of our solar system, the myths behind the constellations, and how to… [ read more ]

It’s getting cold outside! But we’re staying toasty warm making fun Christmas characters out of PLAY-DOH! Join your guide, Holiday Hound, for some Christmas-inspired PLAY-DOH sculpting tutorials. In no time you’ll be molding your own candy canes, bows, drums, and even your very own snowman.… [ read more ]

A New York Times and Wall Street Journal Bestseller. In this book, Whole Foods Market cofounder John Mackey and professor and Conscious Capitalism, Inc. cofounder Raj Sisodia argue for the inherent good of both business and capitalism. Featuring some of today’s best-known companies, they… [ read more ]

Cosmos is one of the bestselling science books of all time. In clear-eyed prose, Sagan reveals a jewel-like blue world inhabited by a life form that is just beginning to discover its own identity and to venture into the vast ocean of space. Featuring a new Introduction by Sagan’s… [ read more ]

Busy bunnies get kids counting in this lively romp from one to ten. First there’s one bunny sitting all alone, then there are two bunnies chatting on the phone--and before you know it, there’s a whole bunch of bunnies doing everything from putting on a magic show to throwing a pool party! By… [ read more ]

It's easy to say ghosts exist or don't exist. Anyone can do that. Trying to figure out the why or what is a different story. Paranormal investigator Zak Bagans, host of the popular Travel Channel series Ghost Adventures, pulls from his years of experience with paranormal activities and… [ read more ]

Become quite the catch when you incorporate recipes from one of the world’s most fearless men. Travis Lofland of the Deadliest Catch teamed with his Cordon Bleu trained brother to bring this experience-seasoned cookbook to your kitchen counter. Recipes are sprinkled with real like fishing… [ read more ]

Get ready to become a dinosaur expert! Dinopedia: The Complete Guide to Everything Dinosaur is the ultimate visual guide to the incredible Age of Dinosaurs, a period of time millions of years ago when these amazing creatures lived on Earth. Packed with over 400 photographs and fascinating… [ read more ]

Uncover the deadliest of Dinosaurs in this action-packed book and poster pack. You’ll come across astounding dinosaur facts and fascinating details of archaeological digs. Inside you’ll learn: why the biggest dinosaurs had the smallest mouths; who faked a dinosaur discovery? Exactly how big… [ read more ]

What do dinosaurs look like from the inside out? Take a journey with renowned paleontologist Chris McGowan as he examines species from Allosaurus to T. Rex! Along with each creature are experiments that kids can do on their own to make sedimentary rock, replicate a fossil, and uncover how we… [ read more ]

Dinosaurs! is filled with giant glorious illustrations -- over 75 paintings in all. Created by the world's artists, they capture scientists' latest way of looking at dinosaurs as fast, active, and often deadly creatures. Dinosaurs! also features art and information about new and recent… [ read more ]

This graphic novel takes a deep, in-depth look at a Great White, detailing its lifecycle, its features, and just how ferocious it is. Chronicling the Great White's growth and eating habits will help better explain how the species has survived for so long. See this monster of the ocean in a… [ read more ]

In 1976 a deadly virus emerged from the Congo forest. As swiftly as it came, it disappeared, leaving no trace. Over the four decades since, Ebola has emerged sporadically, each time to devastating effect. It can kill up to 90 percent of its victims. In between these outbreaks, it is… [ read more ]

Move over, Thomas Edison! Nikola Tesla takes the spotlight in a biography of the man who pioneered modern electrical engineering — and changed the course of history. When a Serbian boy named Nikola Tesla was three, he stroked his cat and was enchanted by the electrical sparks. By the time… [ read more ]

The breakout star of Discovery’s hit automotive restoration show Fast N’ Loud takes readers on an entertaining ride through his wild life and behind the scenes of his hit show in this memoir and automotive handbook, revving with outrageous details and jaw-dropping stories, and injected with… [ read more ]

The ultimate portrait of the earth's Polar Regions. In 2012 the Discovery Channel will broadcast Frozen Planet , the long-awaited third installment in the BBC Earth series of which Blue Planet: Seas of Life and Planet Earth: As You've Never Seen It Before won multiple Emmy awards. [ read more ]

An introduction to bacteria and viruses combines informative charts and diagrams with a humorous text and entertaining, colorful illustrations, and explains how the body fights against germ invasion. Simultaneous. Audience: Children - Grade 2-3, Age 7-8 [ read more ]

Armed with the paperback Ghost Hunter's Survival Guide book, you'll be prepared for just about any situation you encounter when you and your team of ghost hunters explore a neighborhood graveyard, haunted basement, or anywhere where you've heard reports of mysterious goings-on. Most folks… [ read more ]

Appealing photos of babies from seventeen cultures around the globe are woven together by simple narration. GLOBAL BABIES presents children in cultural context. Diverse settings highlight specific differences in clothing, daily life, and traditions, as well as demonstrate that babies around… [ read more ]

A go-to manual for any horse owner, this book addresses a range of equine behavioral problems, from the mild, refusing to stand still or tail rubbing, to the severe, rearing under saddle or attacking other horses. With topics broken into four main categories—bad habits in the stable,… [ read more ]

In this fascinating investigation into the science of humor and laughter, cognitive neuroscientist Scott Weems uncovers what’s happening in our heads when we giggle, guffaw, or double over with laughter. While we typically think of humor in terms of jokes or comic timing, in Ha! Weems… [ read more ]

From the New York Times?bestselling author of Where Good Ideas Come From and Everything Bad Is Good for You, a new look at the power and legacy of great ideas. In this illustrated history, Steven Johnson explores the history of innovation over centuries, tracing facets of modern life… [ read more ]

Dinosaurs explores every aspect of the time when these real-life monsters ruled the Earth, with illustrations that reveal the layers of dinosaur anatomy, show the process of fossil formation, and explore several well-known species in depth. [ read more ]

An eye-of-the-hurricane view of storm chasing from the star of the Discovery Channel hit series Storm Chasers. Only one in ten chases actually intercept a tornado-unless you're Reed Timmer. The thrill-seeking meteorologist and star of Storm Chasers has followed and faced down more violent… [ read more ]

Millions around the world know the name; millions more may know him by the countless iconic characters he created. Kermit the Frog. Bert and Ernie. Grover. Miss Piggy. Big Bird. The Muppets. All of these creations, and more, sprang from the fertile imagination of James Maury Henson, one of… [ read more ]

A dual biography of two of the most compelling elements in the narrative of wild America, John Muir and Alaska.John Muir was a fascinating man who was many things: inventor, scientist, revolutionary, druid (a modern day Celtic priest), husband, son, father and friend, and a shining son of… [ read more ]

Dinosaurs come to life in the wonderful Kids Meet series, with its appealing die-cut elements that pop off the edges of every page. Filled with terrific information and extraordinary illustrations, it feeds kids’ imaginations and transports them to a time eons ago when these fascinating… [ read more ]

Introduce your child to the letters of the alphabet, the first step in learning to read! In this engaging adventure, kids follow Zany Zebra through different classroom setting to identify key objects related to letters, and then they get to create their own letters and PLAY-DOH sculpts using… [ read more ]

Where can you find basic shapes? Everywhere! This delightful adventure takes children on a trip through town, where they learn basic shape recognition—a key preschool math skill. Kids follow Brother and Sister Bear to the beach, the park, the city, and many other stops, identifying circles,… [ read more ]

Within seven weeks of president Kennedy’s assassination in November 1963, Jacqueline Kennedy received more than 800,000 condolence letters. Two years later, the volume of correspondence would exceed 1.5 million letters. For the next forty-six years, the letters would remain essentially… [ read more ]

Beep! Beep! Beep! Meet Blue. A muddy country road is no match for this little pick up--that is, until he gets stuck while pushing a dump truck out of the muck. Luckily, Blue has made a pack of farm animal friends along his route. And they're willing to do whatever it takes to get their pal… [ read more ]

The Caldecott Medal Winner, Sibert Honor Book, and New York Times bestseller Locomotive is a rich and detailed sensory exploration of America’s early railroads, from the creator of the “stunning” (Booklist) Moonshot.It is the summer of 1869, and trains, crews, and family are traveling… [ read more ]

An ultimate all-terrain training manual shows young readers how to venture through the various landscapes on earth, in the air, over the seas and under the waves as well as how to find food and water in the wild, avoid deadly diseases and fight back against man-eating beasts. Audience: Teen… [ read more ]

Illustrated in full color. In this playful introduction to maps and geography, step by simple step, a young girl shows readers herself on a map of her room, her room on the map of her house, her house on the map of her street--all the way to her country on a map of the world. Once the reader… [ read more ]

This is the perfect book for kids who love trucks. On the big, sturdy board pages, they’ll discover bright, bold photographs of all different kinds of trucks, from farm trucks to fire trucks to construction vehicles. Each has their name written underneath, so that children can learn what… [ read more ]

Your little one will love to discover the incredible trucks and things that go inside this bright board book. There are 100 different truck photographs to look at and talk about, and 100 truck names to read and learn, too. The pages are made from tough board for hours of fun reading, and the… [ read more ]

Playing with PLAY-DOH is a favorite pastime, but who knew that it could be educational too? From animals to nature to vehicles to food, this delightful collection of PLAY-DOH illustrations and word labels helps develop young children’s vocabularies and set them on to the path to reading.… [ read more ]

Children have a natural curiosity about animals and the world around them. Turn that curiosity into learning with PLAY-DOH: My First 100 Words: Animals. Featuring everything from bugs to butterflies, lions to lemurs, readers ages two and up will build their vocabulary one critter at a time.… [ read more ]

From Flying Toilet Paper to Kitchen Chemistry Quicksand, the experiments in Naked Eggs and Flying Potatoes will turn readers on to life’s small wonders. The author transforms the ordinary into the amazing as he makes everyday items ooze, bubble, fizz, bounce, and smoke. These easy and… [ read more ]

This beautiful book is the latest addition to the National Geographic Little Kids First Big Book series. These colorful pages will introduce young children to the wonders of space, with colorful illustrations by David Aguilar and simple text that is perfect for beginning readers or for… [ read more ]

The North American continent stretches over 9.5 million square miles, and is home to more than 500 million people, who share it with hundreds of thousands of species of mammals, birds, insects, and plants—many of them extraordinary, unforgettable, and unique. With 150,000 miles of coastline,… [ read more ]

Uncover the awesome real world of wonders, find out fantastic facts, be stunned by the truly surprising and let you mind be boggled by the magical and the amazing. Get the lowdown on the world wonders that really matter, from the creepy catacombs ofParis and super-secure fort knox to a robot… [ read more ]

A boy rides a bicycle down a dusty road. But in his mind, he envisions himself traveling at a speed beyond imagining, on a beam of light. This brilliant mind will one day offer up some of the most revolutionary ideas ever conceived. From a boy endlessly fascinated by the wonders around him,… [ read more ]

Clink! Clankety-bang! Thump-whirr! That's the sound of Papa at work. Although he is an inventor, he has never made anything that works perfectly, and that's because he hasn't yet found a truly fantastic idea. But when he takes his family fishing on Lake Michigan, his daughter Virena asks,… [ read more ]

The companion book to the upcoming Discovery Channel television series, Planet Dinosaur is an introduction to the latest and most exciting dinosaur discoveries. The last decade has been particularly fruitful in the study of dinosaurs, with more new species found than were discovered in… [ read more ]

Where is it partly cloudy and 860°F?Venus. Read about the eight planets in our solar system and Earth's special place in it. This book also includes instructions for making your own solar system mobile, and on the new "Find Out More" page learn how to track the moon and visit the best plant… [ read more ]

The paperback Ready, Set, Green book gives readers a do-it-yourself guide to a greener lifestyle. The tips from the experts at TreeHugger.com come tested and ready-made for better health, greater savings and smarter living. The green living book lays out an eight-week plan ideal for novices… [ read more ]

Enter the world of science as Bill Bryson unmasks the mysteries of the universe.Did you know that:• Every atom in your body has almost certainly passed through several stars and been part of millions of organisms on its way to being you?• If you are an average-sized kid, you have enough… [ read more ]

The definitive biography of Sally Ride, America’s first woman in space, with exclusive insights from Ride’s family and partner, by the ABC reporter who covered NASA during its transformation from a test-pilot boys’ club to a more inclusive elite.Sally Ride made history as the first American… [ read more ]

Travel around the globe and visit some of the most interesting places in the world. Learn about them, and then you can scratch and sketch yourself in your favorite place on earth. Contains 20 drawings plus rainbow and holographic foil scratch-off pages and a special wood stylus. Audience:… [ read more ]

In this riveting true adventure tale and informative guide to the sea, master storyteller Peter Benchley drew on more than four decades of diving experience to bring us face-to-face with the array of sharks and other marine animals he and his family encountered, almost always on purpose-but… [ read more ]

If you believe the movies and books about shark attacks, you probably think that sharks are the biggest, scariest animals on the planet. But are all sharks the giant man hunters they are so often made out to be? What do they eat, where do they swim, and what do they do on weekends? Dive in… [ read more ]

Incredible close-up photos of sharks and other ocean life. Large format book shows creatures on a big scale. Fascinating facts, amazing records and trivia. Ideal for homework and school projects. Audience: Children - Kindergarten, Age 5-6 [ read more ]

Open your eyes to a world of discovery with this amazing fact-packed book. From the Solar System to the Milky Way, from Mars to Mercury, from UFOs to the Space Shuttle, Space is an ideal first guide to the mysteries and wonders of our incredible universe. Written in an accessible and fun… [ read more ]

In Spineless, acclaimed photographer Susan Middleton explores the mysterious and surprising world of marine invertebrates, which represent more than 98 percent of the known animal species in the ocean. They are also astonishingly diverse in their shapes, patterns, textures, and colors—in… [ read more ]

The phenomenal bestseller from the author of the acclaimed biographies of Benjamin Franklin and Albert Einstein. Based on more than forty interviews with Jobs conducted over two years—as well as interviews with more than 100 family members, friends, adversaries, competitors, and… [ read more ]

An eye-opening adventure deep inside the everyday materials that surround us, packed with surprising stories and fascinating science/Why is glass see-through? What makes elastic stretchy? Why does a paper clip bend? Why does any material look and behave the way it does? These are the sorts… [ read more ]

TIME For Kids' successful Super Science Book just got bigger and better-with the all-new Big Book of Science Experiments. This full-color and expanded hardcover book presents 100 fresh and fascinating experiments for kids 8 to 12 to wrap their heads (and hands) around.The inquiry-based… [ read more ]

Enter the mysterious underwater world of the shark, and discover how the various members of this fascinating family of fish are perfectly adapted to their environments. Large, colorful spreads complemented by step-by-step illustrations and informative captions provide children with a… [ read more ]

For a week every summer for the last 25 years, millions have been glued to their TV screens, mesmerized by Discovery Channel's Shark Week programming. THE BIG BOOK OF SHARKS captures the excitement of Shark Week between 2 covers-with spectacular photos, intense stories, and endlessly… [ read more ]

The hardcover The Bucolic Plague book traces the migration of two urbanites out of Manhattan and into a sprawling farm. Part Green Acres, and part Sex in the City, the fish-out-of-water misadventures of the two wannabe farmers make for hilarious reading. The Fabulous Beekman Boys book, The… [ read more ]

The New York Times best-selling author of PHYSICS OF THE IMPOSSIBLE, PHYSICS OF THE FUTURE and HYPERSPACE tackles the most fascinating and complex object in the known universe: the human brain. For the first time in history, the secrets of the living brain are being revealed by a battery of… [ read more ]

The New York Times best-selling author of PHYSICS OF THE IMPOSSIBLE, PHYSICS OF THE FUTURE and HYPERSPACE tackles the most fascinating and complex object in the known universe: the human brain. For the first time in history, the secrets of the living brain are being revealed by a battery of… [ read more ]

Ackerman is justly celebrated for her unique insight into the natural world and our place in it. In this landmark book, she confronts the unprecedented reality that one prodigiously intelligent and meddlesome creature, Homo sapiens, is now the dominant force shaping the future of planet… [ read more ]

Following his blockbuster biography of Steve Jobs, The Innovators is Walter Isaacson’s revealing story of the people who created the computer and the Internet. It is destined to be the standard history of the digital revolution and an indispensable guide to how innovation really happens.… [ read more ]

The paperback The Live Earth Global Warming Survival Handbook features 77 essential skills for stopping climate change, each broken down into easy-to-follow instructions. Despite the weighty topic, the authors use a lighthearted tone to give practical advice. The global warming book appeals… [ read more ]

Karl Pilkington is back on the road, and this time he's on a journey of self-discovery, in The Moaning of Life, the follow-up to An Idiot Abroad Karl Pilkington is 40 years old. He's not married, he doesn't have kids, and he has a job where he's known as an "idiot." It's time for him to… [ read more ]

Get up close and personal with the wildest wild animals in the world! Introduce children to the most extreme animals! Based on the popular Animal Planet™ television show The Most Extreme, this colorful new series gives kids ages 8 to 12 amazing facts and amusing stories about the most… [ read more ]

The information age is upon us, baffling us with thousands of complicated state-of-the-art technologies. To help make sense of the computer age, David Macaulay brings us The New Way Things Work. This completely updated and expanded edition describes twelve new machines and includes more than… [ read more ]

Aspiring architects will be in their element! Explore this illustrated narrative history of buildings for young readers, an amazing construction in itself.We spend most of our lives in buildings. We make our homes in them. We go to school in them. We work in them. But why and how did people… [ read more ]

Dive into the paperback Time Bandit book for a thrilling look at the perilous work of the Hillstrand brothers. Each season, Andy and Johnathan Hillstrand take off for the Bering Sea to reel in king crabs, and it's a career overflowing with constant danger. Their Alaskan king crab fishing… [ read more ]

The hardcover Trees and Forests of America book features 200 hundred spectacular photographs of America's trees. Noted photographer Tim Palmer has a gift for representing nature in all its grandeur. In his newest nature book, Trees and Forests of America, Palmer delves deep into forests from… [ read more ]

Exceptional nonfiction for children from two of the most trusted names in science education: Seymour Simon and the Smithsonian Institution.Seymour Simon has been called "the dean of the [children's science book] field" by the New York Times. He has written more than 250 books for young… [ read more ]

From the creator of the wildly popular webcomic xkcd, hilarious and informative answers to important questions you probably never thought to ask Millions of people visit xkcd.com each week to read Randall Munroe’s iconic webcomic. His stick-figure drawings about science, technology,… [ read more ]

In the 1830s, when a brave and curious girl named Elizabeth Blackwell was growing up, women were supposed to be wives and mothers. Some women could be teachers or seamstresses, but career options were few. Certainly no women were doctors.But Elizabeth refused to accept the common beliefs… [ read more ]

An unprecedented exploration of the cosmos: This gorgeously illustrated # 1 London Times-bestselling tie-in to the hugely successful BBC documentary series is now available in the US, timed to coincide with the show's US premiere on Discovery's Science Channel. Experience our universe as… [ read more ]

Divided by continent, YOU ARE HERE represents one (idealized) orbit of the ISS. This planetary photo tour -- surprising, playful, thought-provoking, and visually delightful -- is also punctuated with fun, fascinating commentary on life in zero gravity. In the spirit of his bestselling An… [ read more ]